London court bars South Sudan from oil prepayment deals in BB Energy debt row

Oil facilities in Paloch Town in Upper Nile State, South Sudan.

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South Sudan must not enter into any new oil prepayment contracts until it has cleared outstanding debts with commodity trading house BB Energy, London’s high court ruled on Friday, pending another hearing on June 5.

BB Energy last year began legal action through the London courts to challenge South Sudan’s alleged failure to deliver oil it purchased under prepayment deals in 2024 and 2025.